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Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15. Here are some available resources:

-Basic information and article from Fact Monster at http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html
-Lesson planning ideas from Education World at http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson023.shtml
-Hispanic heritage resources in Florida from MyFlorida.com at http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com
-Facts from the Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007173.html
-Teaching materials and video clips from the History Channel at http://www.history.com/classroom/hhm
-Links to information about Hispanic heritage and famous Hispanic people from Evergreen State College at http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/hotopics/hispanicheritage
-Information about various properties listed in the National Register, travel itineraries, education lesson plans and National Parks that deal directly with the cultural and political experiences of Hispanic Americans from the National Park Service at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/hispanic .
-Printables, lesson plans, references, and Spanish materials from TeacherVision at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html .
-Information about related events in Washington, D.C. and across the USA from the Smithsonian at http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month . The Smithsonian’s own resources are available at http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/hispanic_resources.html .
-Biographies, a quiz, a timeline of major events, holidays, music, and more links from Gale Cengage Learning at http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh
-A focus on Latinos in information technology, engineering, and communication technologies from La Familia at http://www.lafamilianet.net/v2/new .
-Children’s activities from Crayola at http://www.crayola.com/calendar/detail.cfm?event_id=161&year=2008 .
-A meta-site with links to lots of Latino and Hispanic resources from the University of Texas at http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/hispanic
-Information about Hispanic Heritage Awards and past recipients from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation at http://www.hispanicheritage.org/hispanic.php
-Top reading picks for different age levels from Críticas at http://www.criticasmagazine.com/article/CA6586746.html
-Lineup for Hispanic Heritage Month from PBS at http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/19/pbs-announces-lineup-for-hispanic-heritage-month-september-15-october-15-2008
-Classroom resources including a link to the National Geographic Map Machine from the AFT at http://www.aft.org/teachers/hispanic.htm .
-A selected electronic bibliography from the Department of Labor at http://www.dol.gov/oasam/library/bib/hispanic.htm .

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